This is a list of public airports in the People's Republic of China grouped by provincial level division and sorted by main city or county served. It includes civil airports and certified general airports, [1] but excludes filed general airports, defunct airports and military air bases.
The names mentioned in the table are officially named by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), even though some of the spellings are confusing. [2] The Aerodrome Reference Code (ARC) was officially stated by "License for Civil/General Airport". The characters between international airport and national airport were published by General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC). [3]
As of 10 January 2024 [update] , there were 259 certified civil airports and 106 certified general airports. [4] [5] As of 30 May 2023 [update] , the State Council of the People's Republic of China established 83 aviation ports (involving 86 airports), and the CAAC approved 63 airports to rename "International Airport" among them. [3] [6] This figure includes airports governed by the CAAC and it does not include the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. [4] Both Hong Kong and Macau have their own civil aviation regulators (the Civil Aviation Department and the Civil Aviation Authority respectively).
Main city served | Type | IATA | ARC | License codes | Airport name |
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License codes in the new rules | |||||
Zhuzhou | A1 | - | 1B | T13820204000200 | Zhuzhou Lusong Airport |
Laixi (Qingdao) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820203000300 | Laixi Dianbu Airport |
Binzhou | A1 | CBZ | 4C | T13820213000400 | Binzhou Dagao Airport |
Baotou | A1 | - | 2B | T13820211000500 | Baotou Wudangzhao Airport |
Chengdu | A1 | HZU | 2B | T13820215000600 | Chengdu Huaizhou Airport |
Mile (Honghe) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820215000700 | Mile Dongfeng Airport |
Liyang (Changzhou) | A1 | - | 1B | T13820223000801 | Liyang Changdanghu Airport |
Jingbian (Yulin) | A1 | - | 3C | T13820216000900 | Jingbian Haizetan Airport |
Datong | A1 | - | 3C | T13820211001000 | Datong Nanliuzhuang Airport |
Damao Banner (Baotou) | A1 | BKV | 2B | T13820211001100 | Damao Bailingmiao Airport |
Qixia (Yantai) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820223001200 | Qixia Yangchu Airport |
Jinan | A1 | - | 2B | T13820223001300 | Jinan Shanghe Airport |
Urad Middle Banner (Bayannur) | A1 | WZQ | 2B | T13820221001400 | Urad Middle Banner Hailiutu Airport |
Orku (Karamay) | A1 | WRH | 3B | T13820227001500 | Orku Baikouquan Airport |
Genhe (Hulunbuir) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820221001600 | Genhe Aoluguya Airport |
Dengfeng (Zhengzhou) | A2 | - | 1B | T13820224001700 | Dengfeng Shaolin Airport |
Wuxi | A1 | - | 2B | T13820223001800 | Wuxi Dingshu Airport |
Xiantao | A1 | - | 1B | T13820224001900 | Xiantao Changtangkou Airport |
Anji (Huzhou) | A1 | - | 2C | T13820223002000 | Anji Tianzihu Airport |
Deqing (Huzhou) | A1 | DEQ | 1B | T13820223002100 | Deqing Moganshan Airport |
Tuquan (Hinggan) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820221002200 | Tuquan Taiping Airport |
Jalaid Banner (Hinggan) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820221002300 | Jalaid Banner Yindeer Airport |
Shenmu (Yulin) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820226002400 | Shenmu Xisha Airport |
Wuhan | A1 | WHN | 2B | T13820234002501 | Wuhan Hannan Airport |
Otog Front Banner (Ordos) | A1 | OTQ | 3C | T13820231002600 | Otog Front Banner Oljoq Airport |
Uxin Banner (Ordos) | A1 | WSQ | 2B | T13820231002700 | Uxin Banner Galutu Airport |
Otog Banner (Ordos) | A1 | OTO | 2B | T13820231002800 | Otog Banner Wulan Airport |
Beitun | A1 | - | 2B | T13820237002900 | Beitun Fengqing Airport |
Zhuhai | A1 | - | 1B | T13820234003100 | Zhuhai Jiuzhou Airport |
Ruicheng (Yuncheng) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820231003200 | Ruicheng Xinnanzhang Airport |
Feidong (Hefei) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820233003300 | Feidong Bailong Airport |
Huachi (Qingyang) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820236003400 | Huachi Nanliang Airport |
Bairin Right Banner (Chifeng) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820231003500 | Bairin Right Banner Daban Airport |
Fengqing (Lincang) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820235003600 | Fengqing Zhonghe Airport |
Taiyuan | A1 | TYC | 3C | T13820231003700 | Taiyuan Yaocheng Airport |
Suining | A1 | - | 4C | T13820235003800 | Suining Anju Airport |
Danzhou | A2 | - | - | T13820234003900 | Danzhou Xiqing Airport |
Gongqingcheng (Jiujiang) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820233004000 | Gongqingcheng Nanhu Airport |
Fuyu (Qiqihar) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820232004100 | Fuyu Taha Airport |
Qingdao | A1 | - | 2B | T13820233004200 | Qingdao Jimo Airport |
Beichuan (Mianyang) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820235004300 | Beichuan Yongchang Airport |
Minqin (Wuwei) | A1 | - | 3B | T13820236004400 | Minqin Suwu Airport |
Zhushan (Shiyan) | A1 | - | 2B | T13820234004500 | Zhushan Majiadu Airport |
Loudi | A2 | - | 2B | T13820244004600 | Loudi Qiaotouhe Airport |
License codes in the original rules (lack of standardization of airport name) | |||||
Shenyang | A2 | - | 2B | GA2017NE0005OI | Shenyang Faku Caihu Airport |
Pingquan (Chengde) | A1 | - | 2B | GA2017NC0006OI | Hebei Pingquan Airport |
Jingmen | A1 | - | 3B | GA2017CS0007OI | Jingmen Zhanghe Airport |
Chongqing | A1 | - | 1B | GA2017SW0008OI | Chongqing Longxing General Airport |
Luoding (Yunfu) | A1 | - | 3B | GA2017CS0010OI | Luoding Airport |
Yangjiang | A1 | - | 1A | GA2017CS0014OI | Yangjiang Heshan Airport |
Zhangye | A1 | - | 2B | GA2017NW0015OI | Zhangye Danxia General Airport |
Shijiazhuang | A1 | LCT | 3B | GA2017NC0017OI | Shijiazhuang Luancheng Airport |
Panjin | A3 | - | 1B | GA2017NE0017R1 | Panjin Chenjia General Airport |
Jiande (Hangzhou) | A1 | JDE | 1B | GA2017EC0018R1 | Jiande Qiandaohu General Airport |
New Barag Right Banner (Hulunbuir) | A1 | XRQ | 2B | GA2017NC0019OI | New Barag Right Banner Bogd Airport |
Ji'an | A3 | - | 2B | GA2017EC0021OI | Ji'an Tongping General Airport |
Laiwu (Jinan) | A2 | - | 1B | GA2017EC0022OI | Laiwu Xueye General Airport |
Penglai (Yantai) | A1 | PNJ | 2B | GA2017EC0023OI | Penglai Shahekou Airport |
Zhenjiang | A1 | AZJ | 1B | GA2017EC0024OI | Zhenjiang Dalu General Airport |
Zigong | A1 | ZKL | 2B | GA2017SW0025OI | Zigong Fengming General Airport |
Dongyang (Jinhua) | A1 | HEW | 2B | GA2017EC0026R1 | Dongyang Hengdian General Airport |
Xuzhou | A1 | - | 1B | GA2017EC0027OI | Xuzhou Yangmiao Agricultural Airport |
Zhaodong (Suihua) | A1 | HLJ | 3C | GA2018NE0040OI | Zhaodong Beidahuang General Airport |
Jiamusi | A1 | - | 2C | GA2018NE0041OI | Jiamusi Sanhetun General Airport |
Yuhong (Shenyang) | A3 | - | - | GA2018NE0042OI | Yuhong Quansheng General Airport |
Wudalianchi (Heihe) | A3 | - | - | GA2018NE0046R1 | Wudalianchi Longzhen General Airport |
Pucheng (Weinan) | A1 | - | 2B | GA2018NW0048OI | Pucheng Neifu General Airport |
Beijing | A1 | - | - | GA2018NC0049OI | Beijing Badaling Airport |
Beijing | A1 | - | - | GA2018NC0050OI | Beijing Miyun Mujiayu General Airport |
Tianjin | A1 | - | - | GA2018NC0052OI | Tianjin Binhai Douzhuang General Airport |
Tianjin | A1 | - | 1B | GA2018NC0053OI | Tianjin Tanggu Airport |
Beijing | A1 | - | 1A | GA2018NC0057OI | Beijing Haidian Airport |
Danfeng (Shangluo) | A1 | DFA | 2B | GA2018NW0058OI | Danfeng Shangzhen General Airport |
Yushu (Changchun) | A1 | - | - | GA2018NE0059OI | Yushu General Airport |
Guanghan (Deyang) | A1 | GHN | 4C | GA2018SW0060OI | Guanghan Airport |
Xinjin (Chengdu) | A1 | - | 2C | GA2018SW0062OI | Xinjin Airport |
Yancheng | A1 | - | 1A | GA2018EC0066OI | Yancheng Jianhu General Airport |
Yancheng | A1 | - | - | GA2018EC0069OI | Yancheng Sheyang General Airport |
Nenjiang (Heihe) | A1 | NJJ | 2B | GA2018NE0070OI | Nenjiang Melgen Airport |
Ar Horqin Banner (Chifeng) | A1 | AEQ | 2B | GA2018NC0071OI | Ar Horqin Airport |
Xinchang (Shaoxing) | A1 | - | 1B | GA2018EC0073OI | Xinchang Wanfeng General Airport |
Cangzhou | A1 | - | 2B | GA2018NC0074OI | Hebei Cangzhou Zhongjie General Airport |
Dunhuang (Jiuquan) | A1 | - | - | GA2018NW0077OI | Dunhuang Mingshashan General Airport |
Morin Dawa Banner (Hulunbuir) | A1 | DWS | 2B | GA2018NC0081OI | Morin Dawa Banner Airport |
Nanchang | A1 | - | 4D | GA2018EC0083OI | Nanchang Yaohu Airport |
Huangping (Qiandongnan) | A2 | - | 2B | GA2018SW0084OI | Huangping Jiuzhou Airport |
Zhuhai | A1 | - | 2B | GA2019CS0086OI | Zhuhai Lianzhou General Airport |
Arun Banner (Hulunbuir) | A1 | - | 2B | GA2019NC0087OI | Arun Airport |
Shanghai | A2 | - | - | GA2019EC0091OI | Shanghai Jinshan Water Airport |
Yongchuan (Chongqing) | A1 | YGA | 2B | GA2019SW0092OI | Yongchuan Da'an General Airport |
Rizhao | A2 | - | 2B | GA2019EC0093OI | Rizhao City Lanshan General Airport |
Changsha | A2 | - | 1A | GA2019CS0095OI | Hunan Changsha Kaihui General Airport |
Lanping (Nujiang) | A1 | LFH | 2B | GA2019SW0098OI | Lanping Fenghua General Airport |
Raohe (Shuangyashan) | A3 | - | - | GA2019NE0099OI | Raohe Bawujiu Farm Airport |
Xinyi (Xuzhou) | A1 | - | 2B | GA2020EC0100OI | Xinyi Qipan Airport |
Dunhuang (Jiuquan) | A1 | - | - | GA2020NW0101OI | Dunhuang Yadan Airport |
Qingdao | A1 | - | 1B | GA2020EC0102OI | Qingdao Cihang Airport |
Dongfang | A1 | - | 2B | GA2020CS0103OI | Dongfang Datian Airport |
Bordered Yellow Banner (Xilingol) | A1 | - | 2B | GA2020NC0104OI | Bordered Yellow Banner New Bulag Airport |
Jiagedaqi (Daxing'anling) | A1 | JGD | 4C | GA2020NE0105OI | Jiagedaqi Guangming Airport |
Weichang (Chengde) | A1 | - | 2B | GA2020NC0106OI | Weichang Yudaokou Airport |
Baoji | A3 | - | 2B | GA2020NW0107OI | Baoji Taibaishan Airport |
Hengyang | A2 | - | - | GA2020CS0109OI | Hengyang Dapu Airport |
Harbin | A1 | PFA | 4C | GA2020NE0110OI | Harbin Pingfang Airport |
Chongqing | A1 | LIA | - | GA2020SW0111OI | Chongqing Liangping Airport |
Longchuan (Dehong) | A1 | LCS | 2B | GA2020SW0113OI | Longchuan Guangsong Airport |
Beijing Capital International Airport is the busiest of the two international airports serving Beijing, the capital city of China. The airport is located 32 km (20 mi) northeast of downtown Beijing, in an exclave of Chaoyang and the surroundings of that exclave in suburban Shunyi. The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited, a state-controlled company. The airport's IATA Airport code, PEK, is based on the city's former romanized name, Peking. The facility covers an area of 1,480 hectares of airport property.
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is one of two international airports of Shanghai, the largest city by population in China, and a significant airline hub of the country. Hongqiao Airport mainly serves domestic and regional flights, although the airport also serves selected international flights. The airport is located near the town of Hongqiao in the outskirts of Changning and Minhang districts, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of downtown, and is closer to the city center than the area's primary international airport, Shanghai–Pudong.
Ningbo Lishe International Airport is an international airport serving Ningbo, a major city in the Yangtze River Delta region and the second largest city in East China’s Zhejiang province.
Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport is a dual-use military and commercial airport serving the city of Quanzhou in East China’s Fujian province. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the city center, in the county-level city of Jinjiang, which is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou.
Kashi Laining International Airport, formerly Kashgar Airport until August 2023, is a dual-use military-civilian airport serving Kashgar (Kashi), a city in Uyghur autonomous region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China.
Linyi Qiyang International Airport is an airport serving the city of Linyi in Shandong Province, China. It was formerly called Linyi Shubuling Airport until its renaming to Qiyang on 1 January 2020. In December 2023, CAAC approved Linyi airport to rename International Airport.
Luoyang Beijiao Airport is an airport serving the city of Luoyang in Henan Province, China.
Dehong Mangshi International Airport is an airport serving Mangshi in Dehong, Yunnan, China.
Mianyang Nanjiao Airport is an airport serving the city of Mianyang in Sichuan Province, China. It is located in the southern suburbs of Mianyang, 10 kilometers from the city center.
Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport is an airport serving the city of Xuzhou in East China’s Jiangsu province. As of 2016, it is the 62nd busiest civil airport in China. Located about 45 km (28 mi) from the downtown area in the southeast outskirts of the city, the airport has two terminal buildings.
Yiwu Airport is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the cities of Yiwu and Jinhua in East China’s Zhejiang province. It is located 5.5 km (3.4 mi) northwest of the center of Yiwu and 51 km (32 mi) from the urban area of Jinhua.
Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport is an airport situated on Zhujiajian Island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China. Construction originally started following an agreement signed 19 January 1994, in Zhoushan, between Zhoushan Civil Aviation Airport Construction and Zhejiang Province and the Asian Pacific Development Corporation.
Zhuhai Jinwan Airport, also called Zhuhai Sanzao Airport before 10 January 2013, is the airport serving the city of Zhuhai in South Central China’s Guangdong province. It is located some 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of the Zhuhai city center in Sanzao Town, Jinwan District, and 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the special administrative region of Macau.
Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Jieyang, Shantou and Chaozhou in South Central China‘s Guangdong province. It is located in the towns of Paotai and Denggang in Jiedong District, Jieyang, Guangdong. It was part of a relocation plan from the original Shantou Waisha Airport, and the site was chosen to be near the geographic center of Jieyang, Shantou, and Chaozhou. The airport was put into service on 15 December 2011, with the simultaneous shut-down of Shantou Waisha Airport as a commercial airport.
Shiyan Wudangshan Airport is an airport serving the city of Shiyan in northwestern Hubei Province, China. It is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city center and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Wudangshan, the World Heritage Site after which it is named. The airport cost 1.635 billion yuan to build, and it opened on 5 February 2016, when its inaugural flight arrived from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.
Ulanqab (Wulanchabu) Jining Airport is an airport located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in the north of the city of Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia, China. The airport received approval from the State Council of China and the Central Military Commission on 31 July 2013. The airport was opened on 25 April 2016.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is one of two international airports serving Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in Southwestern China. It was planned in 2013 and opened in 2021 as Chengdu Shuangliu Airport was exceeding its designed maximum passenger capacity for years.